Lucky Type-Set Addition

hookooekoo

I was at my local coin dealer today while a couple came in with some pieces from dear departed daddy's collection (or something like that). I overheard that one of the coins was a twenty cent piece (something I've been looking for my type set). After they left, I inquired about the twenty cent piece. It was a nice XF piece the dealer let me purchase for $10 over what he just paid for it (a price that was still about $30 below Red-Book).

I'm sure for many of you, this sort of thing is an everyday occurance. But for me, I'm tickled that I've gotten such a lovely coin to add to the type set for what seemed to me a killer price.

fcloud

Do you have a picture.

Sounds like you did good!

ms71

A sweet transaction when you get something you've really been waiting for, and get it "right". Doesn't happen near often enough!

lordmarcovan

<< <i>It was a nice XF piece the dealer let me purchase for $10 over what he just paid for it (a price that was still about $30 below Red-Book).

I'm sure for many of you, this sort of thing is an everyday occurance >>



Don't count on it- nice 20-centers are tough! I heard several dealers at the ANA show in Charlotte lamenting this very fact. I picked up a nice F-VF coin at a reasonable price just a few tables down from them, so who knows what's true. Nice snag! A '75-S, I assume?

goose3

LM is correct that is one TOUGH coin to find in any condition and problem free. I had a lot of trouble finding one for my son's type set and paid dearly for a raw F/VF one when I did.

itsnotjustme

I've been looking for a nice example for months... no luck.

berylcoin

I had almost the exact same experience last week buying a twenty center from my dealer. I'd been looking for a no problem XF+ example for ages and low and behold one walked in off the street while I was talking to the dealer. Unfortunately, in my excitement I missed some problems--lesson learned--so I'm still looking.

Glad to hear you did better.

BC

hookooekoo

I wouldn't say this coin is perfect. It does look like it might have some light cleaning from long ago (it's too shinny for a piece of silver over 100 years old).

The color in this scan below is way off. In person, the coin is very white looking.

The coin seems to have not been struck perfectly even because some the stars are fully seperated while others are not.

The L in LIBERTY is a little weak, but the strength of the rest of the coin seems to indicate that it's because of a weak strike.



The image below doesn't being to really show off the details within the feathers. If you look close, at the scan, you can see them. Look at the coin under a loop in person, and the details jump out at you.

hookooekoo

One of the things I just noticed today is that the Eagle on the 20 cents is not the same one on the quarter, but instead hints at some of the Eagle designes used on 18th Century coins. The most obvious difference is that the Eagle is looking to the right rather than the left.

lordmarcovan

The eagle is very similar to the one used on the Trade dollar, and I always have been of the opinion that the pose he's strikin' with his feet is rather unnatural, like the people portrayed on some ancient Egyptian art. Note that LIBERTY is raised on the 20c piece, while it is incuse on the other Seated coins.

While I would call that a "just made it" EF rather than a "strong-for-the-grade" EF, if you got it for $30 below RedBook, you did very well for yourself!

Baley

nice looking 20 cent piece, those are hard to find at a decent price, congrats, I'd pay ef45 for that.

goose3

looks nice. Try lightening the scans up or borrowing a dig. camera. I like it!

hookooekoo

I would call that a "just made it" EF rather than a "strong-for-the-grade" EF

I would agree lordmarcovan.

I even initially questioned the dealer regarding that because of the weakness of the "LI" in "LIBERTY" and the fact that not all the stars are fully seperated. But the deails in the feathers on the reverse convinced me that I was at least paying a fair price since I was getting it below Red Book XF price.

MadMonk

I like it! you did well!